Gone with the wind! Manchester man has £300 stolen by thieves after bizarre incident

Gone with the wind! Manchester man has £300 stolen by thieves after bizarre incident

A MAN was left fuming after a gust of wind blew hundreds of pounds out of his wallet and onto the streets - before three opportunistic thieves ran off with £300.

Published 4th March 2014

UNLUCKY: The man had his cash stolen after a series of unfortunate events in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens [GETTY]

The victim, in his 40s, was sitting on a bench in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens on Sunday when the incredibly unfortunate incident occurred.

He had placed his wallet on a bench for a moment as he sat near Boots and the Co-op.

The wallet fell to the ground with the cash spilling out and before he could react a powerful gust of wind caused the notes to scatter all around the pavement, the Manchester Evening News said.

While helpful pedestrians returned some of the cash to the man three heartless thieves grabbed the rest of the money and ran off leaving the unfortunate individual around £300 worse off.

Police received a 999 call from a witness to the incident in Piccadilly Gardens at 2.37pm on Sunday, who said three people had picked up some of the cash and fled.

A GMP spokesman confirmed they received reports of a theft of £300 and were investigating the incident.

Officers are now trawling through CCTV from nearby buildings for potential suspects. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on non-emergency number 101, or ring Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.